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Jul 2023
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Almost every university uses GA. France’s data protection watchdog, the CNIL, has issued updated guidance on the use of Google Analytics following a decision early last year that found the use of the tool to be in breach of European Union law under certain circumstances.


Would you comply with the strict GDPR-based guidance?


Image Credits: Thomas Trutschel / Getty Images

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